Technical Training Registration Week: Nov 23 – Dec 4, 2026
Technical Training Registration Week runs November 23 to December 4, 2026. Apprentices can register for technical training classes starting between April 1, 2027 and March 31, 2028. Seats fill fast. Register on your trade’s opening day, and if your class is full, get on the interest list.
Access to technical training is one of the biggest barriers facing apprentices in the building trades. Too many apprentices are ready for school but can’t get a seat. Here’s what you need to know to register, and what to do if you miss out.
Class full? Get on the interest list
If the class you need is full, contact your Apprenticeship Training Coordinator (ATC) and ask to be added to the interest list for your trade and level.
ATCs add apprentices to these lists by hand, so you’re only counted if you ask. The interest lists are the main way to show Apprenticeship Manitoba how many apprentices are waiting for training. That record helps make the case for more classes and seats. If you don’t get a seat and don’t get on the list, nobody counts you as waiting.
How to prepare for Technical Training Registration Week
- Activate your AccessManitoba account now at www.accessmanitoba.ca. If you can’t log in or forgot your password, call the Apprenticeship Help Desk at 204-945-3337 or toll-free 1-877-978-7233 (Monday–Friday, 8:30 am–4:30 pm, except stat holidays).
- Don’t create a second account. If you have more than one account, you won’t be able to register.
- Talk to your employer and get their OK on your training dates before you register.
- Check your EI eligibility. Make sure you’ve worked enough hours to qualify for EI while you’re in school.
- Ask your ATC about HSAP credits if you were in the High School Apprenticeship Program. If you pay with your own money, you won’t be refunded.
- Be sure of the class you’re buying (location and dates). Personal contribution fees are non-refundable and non-transferable, except as allowed under Apprenticeship Manitoba’s policy.
- Note the new fees. Personal contribution fees have changed for courses starting April 1, 2027 or later. See the Technical Training Tuition section on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website.
- Check your inbox and junk folder for updates from Apprenticeship Manitoba.
On registration day
- Online registration opens at 8:30 am on your trade’s opening day. It stays open 24/7 until the class is full.
- Use only one device. Logging in on more than one device at once can cause errors and duplicate payments, and can log you out partway through registering.
- Phone-in registration (204-945-4016 or toll-free 1-888-945-4016, 8:30 am–4:30 pm) is only for apprentices with valid HSAP credits, apprentices repeating a level, and employers paying for their apprentice. Everyone else has to register online.
- You can’t register for a new class while you’re enrolled in or attending one. Your results have to be entered with Apprenticeship Manitoba first.
2027–28 registration opening days by trade
Unless noted, all classes listed are at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg. Once a course opens online, it stays open until every seat is filled.
| Opening day | Trades and locations |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 23 | Phone-in only: apprentices with HSAP credits or repeating a level (all trades and colleges) |
| Tue, Nov 24 | All trades at Assiniboine College (Brandon) and University College of the North (The Pas, Thompson); Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) at RRC Polytech South Campus |
| Wed, Nov 25 | Automotive Service Technician (incl. ASEP and ASSET), Insulator (Heat & Frost), Landscape Horticulturist, Lather, Mobile Crane Operator |
| Thu, Nov 26 | Common Core Ag-HDET-Trailer-Truck (Level 1), Common Core Electrical (Level 1), Cook |
| Fri, Nov 27 | Roofer / Sloped Roofer, Sheet Metal Worker, Transport Trailer Technician (Levels 2–3), Truck & Transport Mechanic (Levels 2–4) |
| Mon, Nov 30 | Common Core Electrical (Level 2), Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning Mechanic, Sprinkler Fitter, Steamfitter-Pipefitter |
| Tue, Dec 1 | Bricklayer, Cabinetmaker, Machinist, Marine & Outdoor Power Equipment Technician, Plumber, Tool and Die Maker |
| Wed, Dec 2 | Auto Body and Collision Technician, Automotive Refinishing Technician, Boilermaker, Carpenter (Levels 1–2), Ironworker |
| Thu, Dec 3 | Aircraft Maintenance Journeyperson (Manitoba apprentices), Carpenter (Levels 3–4), Power Electrician (Levels 3–4) |
| Fri, Dec 4 | Aircraft Maintenance Journeyperson (out-of-province apprentices), Construction Electrician (Levels 3–4), Domestic Gasfitter, Gasfitter |
Seat availability changes by the minute, so log in to AccessManitoba for the latest. Some seats may also still be open in the current 2026–27 schedule.
Course schedules and resources
- 2027–28 Technical Training Course Schedule (PDF)
- 2026–27 Technical Training Course Schedule (PDF)
- Register at AccessManitoba
- Technical Training Registration – Apprenticeship Manitoba
- Financial Supports During Technical Training
Didn’t get a seat? Contact your Apprenticeship Training Coordinator and get on the interest list.